CHAUSE1,
hope you found the group...that's the Cape Fear Cyclists. I'm not a member but have heard good things about them.

I've lived in Wilmington for 7 years, commuting by bike almost every day between Pine Valley & downtown. My favorite roads are River Rd & Highway 201. Unfortunately, though, River Rd has gotten a bad reputation for accidents, especially since the Doolittle father-son pair were killed there in 2012.